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The Tomatometer rating – based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and
television critics – is a trusted measurement of movie and TV programming quality
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Fresh

The Tomatometer is 60% or higher.

Rotten

The Tomatometer is 59% or lower.

Certified Fresh

Movies and TV shows are Certified Fresh with a steady Tomatometer of 75% or
higher after a set amount of reviews (80 for wide-release movies, 40 for
limited-release movies, 20 for TV shows), including 5 reviews from Top Critics.

Amidst tense airings of grievances, context is set against beautiful images of the disputed homeland, archival footage, and personal testimonials of clashes and cooperation.&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Uncovers level of government impunity that should change how law enforcement works with intelligence services, though the implications of broader applicability get lost here.&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Only a handful of autobiographical films rise beyond trivia or personal angst to be as powerful as Strong Island...finds context and meaning to tell larger American truth.&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Goes farther into observing closed Hasidic ultra-Orthodox Jewish community than other nonfiction...The emotional pain of those trying to leave its control tugs at the heart.&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Led gloriously by Dench...the British point of view is portrayed vividly but the Indians' too simplistically...Fazal acts the naif...The film is attractive yet sadly shallow.&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Inside view of the war in Iraq is revealing eye-opener for Americans who turned away when the U.S. pulled out in late 2011...five vividly chronicled years...a powerful diary. &dash; Maven's Nest - EDIT

Sympathy is generated...but not sustained drama...Sensitive portrayal [but] such a respectfully realistic but modest story as Menashe can leave the audience saying "So nu?".&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Sunsets overlooking the Mediterranean are always gorgeous here... The setting is an ironic contrast to the dark questions of moral responsibility that finally need sunshine.&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Not only has most of its footage [not] been seen before, but [RBSS] founders' narration of risks taken to bring out startling images adds important layer of understanding. &dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT

Absorbing and gripping... would seem like just another fiction...of attempts to assassinate Hitler...if this early near miss wasn't true and carried out by one regular guy.&dash; Film-Forward.com - EDIT